– Public opinion is softened by the media – says Ryszard Czarnecki, MEP for Law and Justice, in an interview with DoRzeczy.pl.
DoRzeczy.pl: A lot of material has appeared in the mainstream media talking about the need for Poland to join the eurozone. Are these types of media publications part of a larger campaign? Will there be pressure on Poland to join the eurozone?
Ryszard Czarnecki: It is no coincidence that two leading newspapers associated with this media establishment in Poland publish on their front pages on the same day articles about the need for Poland to join the Eurozone. I’ve been in this world too long to consider this a coincidence. However, is this due to the fact that the formations that are part of Tusk’s government are fulfilling their previous election promises and promises to external partners, or is this the result of lobbying by the business community in Poland, especially exporters who think they will doing? If the country loses, we don’t know. Perhaps it is both and the idea is to familiarize public opinion in Poland with this topic so that potential resistance can be more easily overcome in the future.
It is worth saying that this government is being quite cautious when it comes to pushing through various issues it faces public resistance to. An example would be CPK. As soon as the information appeared that 2/3 of Poles were in favor of continuing the CPK project, the rhetoric immediately changed, people began to say that “we will investigate this project”, and earlier there was talk of closing it. Now there is talk of reducing it, but it is not a hard no. Tusk must take public opinion into account more than during the PO-PSL government in 2007-2015. I think it’s similar here.
Will the Eurozone aim to join Poland?
Public opinion is softened by the media. The Eurozone showed some conservatism and reluctance to accept new members; Croatia was the last country here. However, Croatia is a country that, thirty years after gaining independence, based its kuna first on the German mark, and then on the euro for twenty years. It was not difficult for Euroland. In the case of a large country like Poland, this is a complicated operation. However, one can imagine that there is a desire to keep Poland on standby. Once there is political will and favorable conditions for that side, perhaps they will implement this project.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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